Vision and AI performance boosted on new DSP

Cadence Design Systems has announced the Cadence Tensilica Vision Q6 DSP, its latest DSP for embedded vision and AI built on a new, faster processor architecture. The fifth-generation DSP offers 1.5X greater vision and AI performance than its predecessor, the Vision P6 DSP, and 1.25X better power efficiency at the DSP’s peak performance. The DSP is targeted for embedded vision, and on-device AI applications in the smartphone, surveillance camera, automotive, AR/VR, drone and robotics markets. A deeper, 13-stage processor pipeline and system architecture designed for use with large local memories enable the DSP to achieve 1.5GHz peak frequency and 1GHz typical frequency at 16nm, in the same floorplan area as the Vision P6 DSP. As a result, designers using the Vision Q6 DSP can develop high-performance products that meet the increasing vision and AI demands and power-efficiency needs.